Two-truck crash shuts down I-35 morning traffic

Two 18-wheelers crash on Interstate 35 North early Thursday backing up morning traffic for three hours.

Two 18-wheelers crashed on Interstate 35 near New Braunfels early Thursday shutting down morning traffic for more than three hours officials said.

According to the New Braunfels Police Department the accident took place at 5:54 a.m. in the 2300 block of Interstate 35 South when an 18-wheeler carrying a heavy load was struck by a second 18-wheeler, causing the trucks to become intertwined in the outside lane.

Neither driver was injured.

Authorities closed the northbound lanes to clean up a fuel spill while a crane transferred the load to another truck. The lanes were cleaned up and opened by 9:45 a.m., authorities said.